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Apache 1.3 or 2.0

  • 09-12-2002 11:03am
    #1
    Lemming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,149 ✭✭✭✭


    Is 2.0 worth upgrading to (from a security perspective)?

    Or should ye stick with 1.3* for the time being?


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  • #2
    flamegrill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭flamegrill


    The latest version of 1.3[.27] is the most stable release from apache, 2.x is currently on release aswell, but unless there is some mad new feature there probably isnt much need for it.

    One futher point about not moving is that a lot of the modules dont fully work with version 2 yet, so it would mean a lot of headaches :)

    you can still go and try it out theough, but for mission critical machines id stick with 1.3.x for the time being.

    Paul


  • #3
    Lemming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,149 ✭✭✭✭Lemming


    Originally posted by flamegrill
    The latest version of 1.3[.27] is the most stable release from apache, 2.x is currently on release aswell, but unless there is some mad new feature there probably isnt much need for it.

    One futher point about not moving is that a lot of the modules dont fully work with version 2 yet, so it would mean a lot of headaches :)

    you can still go and try it out theough, but for mission critical machines id stick with 1.3.x for the time being.

    Paul

    Cheers for that Paul :)

    I'm going to show my relative n00bie-ness and ask "but what if you've installed rh8 which has apache2.* installed as default" ?

    How do ye go about ditching it in favour of apache1.3.2* ?

    I'm fine with installing software, even relatively competent at configuring sh*t, but please don't ask me to either trouble-shoot or de-install stuff in a hurry :eek:


  • #4
    Zaltais
    Closed Accounts Posts: 304 ✭✭Zaltais


    If you are going to install from scratch, just don't install apache, download the source for Apache 1.3.x from apache.org and compile it (which is pretty straightforward).

    If you've already built your RH * machine and realised - oh bugger it's Apache 2.x not 1.3.x you can uninstall apache by doing a 
    rpm -e httpd
    as root.

    However, you may still have problems with the modules, as AFAIK most modules aren't included in the source (mod_php and mod_ssl are two that spring to mind that you may want)

    So you may end up having to install some other stuff from source aswell and not from rpm. You'll then have to muck around the the httpd.conf file to get the modules to load.

    -

    It really depends on why you want to revert to 1.3.x - if something isn't working in an existing set-up that should - go for it, otherwise if it ain't broke don't fix it.

    AFAIK Apache 2.x is just as stable and secure as 1.3.x, just module support is a bit lacking at the mo...
    Extensive changes were made to the server API in Apache 2.0. Existing modules designed for the Apache 1.3 API will not work in Apache 2.0 without modification. Details are provided in the developer documentation.


    Cheers,

    Zaltais.


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